@ExtraInningSB
Ranking kids in middle school is counterproductive to mental wellness and not in the best interest of the player and their teams. Just my opinion. It’s a playground of comparison that kids shouldn’t play on.
Yesterday we ended practice with some infielders catching bullpens to work on visual tracking. Pitchers call their own pitches, hitters and catchers react. Every rep with purpose.
#Team12
#WeCanWeWill
❤️
@VAGloryFP
If only I had our drills as a kid. Hours of fun🤩. Ball MUST bounce forcing you to read hops and drop step to create space if needed. Here we even have an OF working with an IF. P’s, too!
@NCAASoftball
@NFCAorg
@VAGloryFP
@ExtraInningSB
Super proud of Team 12. 19-4-1 record in fall playing great competition and going 5-0 at Thunderbolts 5-Star Fall Showcase in AL. 4 pitchers allowed 2 runs in 5 games. 💪🏼 Expectations are high for summer! 🙌🏼
@VAGloryFP
@ExtraInningSB
@NFCAorg
@NCAASoftball
@PGFnetwork
Welcome to our newest Glory Girl from NC,
@LilyKeefer9
🇺🇸💪🏼 Looking forward to being part of your continued growth and watching you compete at the highest level. 🙌🏼
#WeCanWeWill
This is 🤩. Players, families and coaches who love the game, the process and one another. It’s more than just 🥎, it’s growing, achieving, failing and recovering together. 🎶 Welcome to the jungle, we’ve got fun and games.🎵
#Team11
#JungleTigers
@VAGloryFP
@ExtraInningSB
11 years with
@SuzyWillemssen
and it’s been the ride of our lives. So well deserved and thank you for leading and cultivating so many opportunities — and for all of the countless hours of chatting away! You’ve been a great friend and a reliable compass for so many. OG
#sistafire
Love seeing the tears of joy. When you coach a kid like this throughout HS, then see her thrive like this, you realize it’s bigger than a perfect game. It was the perfect moment, school, coach/mentor and team. Congrats
@k_sandercock
@FSU_Softball
@Coach_Alameda
#WeLove
@VAGloryFP
#Team11
was 🔥 at Scenic City Showcase in TN. The only team to go 7-0 at CJ — and 44-5 run differential with only 1 earned run against. THANK YOU to the 30+ coaches who saw us play from the ACC, Big 10, Conf. USA, A10, Patriot, Big South, AAC, Colonial and America East.
🎶🎵 And at
#15
on today’s Top 50 countdown, here’s “Fire” by Sistah 🔥 Fire herself,
@SuzyWillemssen
! Keep making the beautiful music that you do and changing the game and lives!! Blessed to have you as a mentor and friend.
@VAGloryFP
🎶 🎵
Roar!!!
@kjmoery
is a Black Bear 🐻!!!
@Maine_Softball
getting a fantastic student athlete. Upwards of a 4.2 GPA and was ‘18-19 West Potomac HS Most Valuable Athlete as a sophomore.
@ExtraInningSB
#217
Ranked ‘21. So happy for Moery fam, one of our best fams ever. 🇺🇸💪🏼
@VAGloryFP
So happy for this special young lady. Since Day 1, she handled every communication re: tryouts, recruiting, etc. Beautiful swing, has grown a lot in the past year and will continue. Congrats to the entire fam!
#WeLove
you
@katehardy2024
@VAGloryFP
@CoachStarek
@RiverhawkSB
Here it is. Fave pic of 2018. I don’t know the little girl and don’t know who took the photo. What I do know is that she’s a Penn State softball fan and mimicking first year player,
@ally23kurland
, who I was lucky to coach for 9 years.
@PennStateSB
@agoler35
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
#Hero
I said this a few years back...there are club programs who focus on developing teams and winners on and off the field, and there are programs who focus more on winning at all costs. Which kids tend to acclimate easier in college?
#PurposeDrivenSoftball
@ExtraInningSB
@NFCAorg
For all of you who have trusted me, the process and brought so much love, character, effort, and care to our teams… I couldn’t have done this without you. Thanks to
@ExtraInningSB
for your national ranking. 🇺🇸💪🏼🙌🏼
What a day in the Gold Bracket at
@TCSFastpitch
USA Nats. Big win over Unity Bridger, Barnburner 4-2 loss to the strong Tampa Mustangs Seymour that went down to the wire. And 💔 ing loss in ITB to get KOed. Proud of our Girls. They are gritty and gutsy! Time 2 rest!!
@VAGloryFP
Beautiful night of gratitude and storytelling. To be inducted together after 13 years is special. It all started with passion, energy, and a shared vision of Purpose Driven Softball. Congrats to the 👸🏼 of VA 🥎
@SuzyWillemssen
.
@VAGloryFP
@USSSAFastpitch
@vausssafstpitch
Why strive to play the best and play up in age? Now we know what it’s like to stand toe to toe with PGF Premier Top 5 teams with a lead in the 6th. And with PGF Platinum Nat Champs tied in the 6th. Losses hurt but we challenge ‘em.
#Team11
will do great things in 2022.
@VAGloryFP
Congratulations to freshman Maddie Gordon and her family for her verbal commitment to Penn State today. The school just felt like home and she made a great choice! Glory strong🇺🇸💪🏼🇺🇸💪🏼🇺🇸💪🏼and go
@PennStateSB
🐱🐱🐱!!!
@VAGloryFP
@ExtraInningSB
@FloSoftball
A 😢 goodbye to
#Team11
and 3 players aging up, but a bright 😎 future for all of these players. So proud to watch this young team go 5-3, 2-2 in bracket at PGF Premier National Championship. Pivotal learning moments are what will fuel us to get back.
@VAGloryFP
@PGFnetwork
THANK YOU
@christina_w17
FOR YOUR GLORY-OUS LEGACY. LEGACIES LAST FOREVER. 🇺🇸♥️ From the little girl in Rec ball, and then VA Glory wire 2 wire!!! I’m a big fan and look forward to your next great thing!
@VAGloryFP
@VGWillemssen
@NDsoftball
“Refuse to lose” is one way of looking at this 3-0 start in PGF nats bracket. But when you also “refuse to win” a few times in the last 9 inning game it takes a toll 😵🥊😂. The gritty win assures we’ll be playing on TH with sights set on the ship on FR.
@VAGloryFP
@ExtraInningSB
#Team11
has finished our year 44-16-3. It’s one of the best winning %s in our history and most of the team returns. A great group of players and fams who are here for something bigger than themselves. Next, we will welcome in our new class! Stay tuned!!!
@VAGloryFP
@Los_Stuff
It’s been an absolute honor to coach and mentor Glory players who play for something bigger than themselves, who give their teammates their very best, and who want to compete at the highest level. Thank YOU ALL for helping advance our Purpose Driven Softball mission.
#WeLove
❤️
Team 12 crushed the summer. Missed the Elite 8 at
@LegacyShowcase
Invitational by 3-2 loss to eventual runner-up GA Impact Maher. The GROWTH in just four weeks was FUN to watch. Super proud of each of you, excited about your future. TY 🙏🏼
#WeLove
you! ❤️
@VAGloryFP
@Los_Stuff
This young lady is so coachable. Applying every little thing that I’ve asked her to with an open mind and openness to feedback. She will have an amazing first HS season.
@ExtraInningSB
@NFCAorg
@NCAASoftball
🚨 Sorry...you won’t see me doing these trendy announcements of new individual roster additions. I don’t feel right about players shuffling jerseys like a deck of cards. None of us are as great as ALL of us. Carry on...
@ExtraInningSB
@NFCAorg
@FloSoftball
Thanks 🙏🏼
@TNTTournaments
for a well done showcase and for allowing our 16s to compete and show out with the 18s going 6-0. Over 100 coaches and the kids were 🔥.
#Team12
@VAGloryFP
Championship Sunday here we come. Great win for Glory Mertz-Griffith 18U Premier over EC Bullets in the Gold Bracket at the Triple Crown 4th of July Tennessee. 🇺🇸💪🏼🇺🇸💪🏼
#Team9
#AllGutsAllGlory
@VAGloryFP
When special players, families, and TEAM go the distance.
#Team9
found its rhythm and confidence to run the table with 15 straight wins and a summer national title. More history made and thank you to our five 2020s! Tears of joy today! 😭
@VAGloryFP
#VAGloryMertzGriffith
Ava has been a Glory Girl for many years. Her growth has been beautiful to watch and she learned the game from many great Glory coaches across every age class. Yale is getting an amazing player and special young lady in
@AvaKang27
!🇺🇸💙
@YaleSoftball
🥎
@VAGloryFP
@ExtraInningSB
We have lost one inning in 4 pool games at
@TopGunEvents
Maverick. Sitting at 3–1 in pool heading to Sat. I’m confident the bats will get hotter as we find our footing coming out of HS ball. 🔥
#WeLove
the competition.
@VAGloryFP
#NFCA
@ExtraInningSB
College coaches camp today, Glory Strikeout Cancer tourney tomorrow. All aboard the Love Train ❤️🚂 for a beautiful cause. 💯 percent of net proceeds goes to
@ChildrensNatl
to fight pediatric cancer. Multi x
@nfca
travel org fundraiser of the year.
#PurposeDrivenSoftball
@catch42softball
You might be surprised how open 🥎 umpires are to letting you know if a ball you swung at was out of the zone or in the zone. Or, if they call a strike and you ask if that was the edge. We talk to umps all the time and they are open to it. Intel is there for the taking.
What an amazing woman. I have been in Bella’s corner since summer of 2017 and was blessed to coach her four years. She also pitched with
@k_sandercock
on our team (2 years younger).
@isabellajay17
you 4ever have my heart and and I’m proud to say I’m now just a friend and a